Chlorine Dioxide Is a Size-Selective Antimicrobial Agent

Supporting Information Chlorine dioxide is a size-selective antimicrobial agent

Chlorine Dioxide Is a Size-Selective Antimicrobial Agent

BACKGROUND / AIMS ClO2, the so-called "ideal biocide", could also be applied as an antiseptic if it was understood why the solution killing microbes rapidly does not cause any harm to humans or to animals. Our aim was to find the source of that selectivity by studying its reaction-diffusion mechanism both theoretically and experimentally. METHODS ClO2 permeation measurements through protein m...

Demonstrating that chlorine dioxide is a size-selective antimicrobial agent and high purity ClO2 can be used as a local antiseptic

Background / Aims ClO2, the so-called “ideal biocide”, could also be applied as an antiseptic if it was understood why the solution’s rapid killing of microbes does not cause any harm to humans or to animals. Our aim was to study both theoretically and experimentally its reaction-diffusion mechanism to find the source of that selectivity. Methods ClO2 permeation measurements through protein mem...

Chlorine Dioxide (CLO2) As a Non-Toxic Antimicrobial Agent for Virus, Bacteria and Yeast (Candida Albicans)

CLO2 is an inorganic compound composed of oxygen; chloride; potassium and gold. Compounds of oxygen and chloride are formed from two electronegative elements. This chemical property of CLO2 makes possible the release of nascent oxygen upon decomposition during its action as an anti-microbial agent. Certain aspects of the cellular immune system (specifically white blood cells) utilize other mech...

Chlorine Dioxide (CLO2) as a Non-Toxic Antimicrobial Agent for Virus, Bacteria and Yeast (Candida Albicans)

CLO2 is an inorganic compound composed of oxygen; chloride; potassium and gold. Compounds of oxygen and chloride are formed from two electronegative elements. This chemical property of CLO2 makes possible the release of nascent oxygen upon decomposition during its action as an anti-microbial agent. Certain aspects of the cellular immune system (specifically white blood cells) utilize other mech...